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ON 3 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 3, 2008
1918 : Death of Charlie Soong, Christian missionary http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/opinion/one_on_one/dgmartin-04-
18-05.shtml
1919 : Amanullah Khan, King of Afghanistan, launches a suprise attack against the British in India, beginning the third Anglo-Afghan war http://www.zum.de/whkmla/military/betwwars/afghanwar3.html
1928 : In China, Japanese clash with the Kuomingtang troops in Jinan, during the Northern Expedition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinan_Incident
1929 : Birth of Jaharna Iman, Bangladeshi writer and political activist
1939 : The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Nataji Subhas Chandra Bose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Forward_Bloc http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/itihas/bose.htm
1942 : Japanese naval troops invade Tugali Island in the Solomon islands during the first part of Operation Mo, resulting in the Battle of Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United State and Australia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mo
1945 : Indian forces capture Rangoon, Burma, from the Japanese
1946 : The International Military Tribunal for the Far East begins in Tokyo against 28 Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=4970
1947 : New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6886
1959 : Birth of Uma Bharati, Indian politician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uma_Bharati http://images.google.fr/images?q=Uma+Bharati&hl=fr&lr=lang_en&safe=off&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&
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1965 : In response to a bomb attack carried out by the South Vietnamese, Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia cuts the diplomatic relations with Washington
1967 : South Korean president is reelected by a wide margin
1969 : Death of Dr Zakir Husain, 3rd president of India, while in office since 13 May 1967, born on 8 February 1897 http://www.liveindia.com/freedomfighters/12.html
1971 : 500,000 anti-Vietnam war protestors begin four days of demonstration in Washington DC, aiming at shutting down the nation’s capital. 13,000 are arrested
1977 : Birth of Mashima Hiro, Japanese Mangagaka http://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=750
1984 : Birth of Nam Sang-mi, South Korean actress and model http://star.koreandrama.org/?p=291
1986 : A bomb explodes on an Air Lanka passenger jet at Colombo Airport, leaving 21 dead and 41 injurded http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/3/newsid_2481000/
2481291.stm http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Nam_Sang-mi.php
2004 : Joseph Zen is the first Hong Kong’s bishop to visit China http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3681947.stm
2006 : Death of Pramod Mahajan, Indian politician, shot on 22 April by his brother, born on 30 October 1949 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4933102.stm
2007 : Death of Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician, borm on 30 January 1932 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070504a7.html
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ON 4 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 4, 2008
1506 : Death of Husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat, born in 1438 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/husayn-bayqarah/
1654 : In China, birth of Kangxi, 3rd emperor (1661-1722) of Manchu Qing dynasty http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/
content_22914.htm
1767 : Birth of Tyagaraja, composer of Indian classical Carnatic music, who died on 6 January 1847 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9073969/Tyagaraja
1869 : The naval Battle of Hakodate takes place in Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Battle_of_Hakodate
1883 : Birth of Wang Ching-wei (Wang Jingwei) who in 1940 will form a pro-Japanese government in Nanjing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Jingwei
1918 : Birth of Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese Prime Minister, who died on 16 December 1993 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakuei_Tanaka
1919 : In what will be called the May Fourth Movement, students demonstrate in Beijing, protesting the Treaty of Versailles which transferred German territories in China to Japan http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-MayFourt.html
1930 : Mahatma Gandhi is arrested by the British
1942 : The Battle of Coral Sea begins by the attack by an US aircraft carrier on Japanese naval forces on Tugali Island which have been taken the day before http://www.microworks.net/PACIFIC/battles/coral_sea.htm
1945 : Birth of Narasimhan Ram, Indian journalist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narasimhan_Ram
1954 : A trade agreement is signed between China and Japan
1961 : Birth of Ishita Bhaduri, Indian (Bengali) poet
1970 : The Ohio National Guard opens fire, killing four students and wounding nine, after an university building was burnt down while students where protesting the US invasion of Cambodia http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0504.html#article http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=4973
1975 : The Khmer Rouge lounch an offensive against Vitnamese islands of Phu Quoc and Tho Chu
1983 : Birth of Trisha Krishnan, Indian actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisha_Krishnan http://www.geocities.com/aneligiblebachelor/
1986 : President Babrak Karmal resigns as leader of the Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) and is replaced by Mohammad Najibullah
2001 : General Secretary of United Nations Kofi Annan denounces the lightness of the verdict of 16 to 20 months in prison for the murderers of three UN members by Timorese in September 2000
2002 : Jafar Umar Thalib, head of Laskar Jihad is arrested after a speech in Ambon on 26 April which was followed by the attack of an Christian village, causing 13 dead http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1975345.stm
2005 : In the Philippines, death of Luis Taruc, who was the leader of the military resistance against the Japanese occupiers http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam/2005/05/06/news/
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ON 5 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created May 5, 2008
200 : Death of Sun Ce, warlord of the Han dynasty, born in 175 http://kongming.net/novel/kma/sunce.php
867 : Birth of Uda, 5th emperor of Japan (887-897), who died on 19 July 931 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Uda
1260 : Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol empire http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9046342/Kublai-Khan
1479 : Birth of Guru Amar Das, third Sikh guru, died on 14 May 1574 http://www.sikhs.org/guru3.htm
1824 : The British occupy Rangoon, the capital of Burma
1916 : Birth of Giani Zail Singh, seventh president of India from 1982 to 1987, died on 25 December 1994 http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/personalities/zail.html
1944 : In India, Gandhi is freed from prison
1945 : Six killed in Oregon by a Japanese balloon bomb http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=4976
1950 : Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned king Rama IX of Thailand http://sunsite.au.ac.th/thailand/special_event/king9/english/his.html
1955 : In Indies parliament accepts Hindu-divorce
1958 : During the VIIIth congress of the China Communist Party, Mao Zedong launches the Great Leap Forward http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/great_leap_forward.htm
1964 : Moscow condemns the « racist » politic of Beijing
1970 : US President Richard Nixon assures that US forces will leave Cambodia before the end of June. On the same date, Prince Sihanouk announces the formation of a Royal National Union government
1977 : Birth Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Choi_Kang-hee.php
1978 : Chinese leader Hua Guofeng goes to North Korea. It is the first trip abroad of the chaiman of China Communist Party since 1957
1979 : Deng Xiaoping proposes to Moscow to open talks on international relations
1985 : Birth of Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress, illustrator and singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dko_Nakagawa http://wiki.theppn.org/Nakagawa_Shouko
1996 : Death of Ai Qing, Chinese poet http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9004166/Ai-Qing
1998 : In Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, demonstrations against General Suharto government
1999 : Under an United Nations frame, signature of the agreement between Indonesia and Portugal for the organization of a referendum in East Timor
1999 : Former Khmer Rouge leader known as Comrade Duch, who has surrendered, is charged with murder. He was in charge of the torture in the Tuol Sleng prison (S-21) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khang_Khek_Ieu http://www.tuolsleng.com/
2004 : Death of Ritsuko Okazaki, Japanese singer and songwriter, born on 29 December 1959 http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/anime/essentials/ritsuko_okazaki/
2006 : In Nepal, Maoist rebels accept peace talks and decree a three-month cease-fire
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ON 6 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
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1397 : Birth of Sejong, the Great of Joseon, fourth king of Korea Joseon dynasty, who died on 18 May 1450 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejong_the_Great_of_Joseon
1529 : Babur, the founder of the Mughal (Mogol) dynasty in India, defeats Mahmud Lodhi who leads an army of those disaffected with his rule at the Battle of Ghaghra http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/1780518-battle-ghaghra/
1857 : The British East Indian Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose Sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and is considered to be the First Martyr in the War of India’s Independence http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/univercity/
the_trial_of_mangal_pandey_i.html
1861 : Birth of Motilal Nehru, Indian freedom fighter who died on 6 February 1931 http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/motilal-nehru.html
1882 : US Congress pass the Chinese Exclusion Act which bars Chinese immigrants from the USA for 10 years http://www.reference.com/search?q=Chinese%20Exclusion%20Act
1907 : Birth of Yasushi Inoue, Japanese historian who died on 29 January 1991 http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/inoue.htm
1920 : Birth of Kamisese Mara, chief Minister of Fidji (1967-1970), first Prime Minister after independence (1970-1992), then president (1993-2000), who died on 18 April 2004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamisese_Mara
1923 : Birth of Gayani Vadhana, the elder sister of king Rama IX, who died in January 2008 http://www.soravij.com/galyani.html
1942 : On Corrigor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese
1967 : Death of Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer and young brother of Lu Xun, born on 16 January 1885 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9082374/Zhou-Zuoren
1994 : Jakarta accepts direct talks with East Timor separatists
1998 : Death of Chatichai Choonhavan, Thailand Prime Minister (1988-1991), born 25 April 1920 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?
res=9500E5DF1531F934A35756C0A96E958260
2002 : Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is freed after 19 months of house arrest
2006 : Legislative elections in Singapore. The People’s Action Party keeps 82 of the 84 seats but falls from 75,3 % to 66,6 % of the votes. The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) with 12,97 % and the Worker Party (WP) with 16,34 % get 1 seat, while the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) with 4,09 % has no more seat
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ON 7 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 7, 2008
1539 : Death of Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism, born on 15 April 1469 http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/nanak1.html
1615 : Death of Sanada Yukimura, Japanese samurai, born in 1567 http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Sanada_Yukimura
1817 : Japanese Emperor Kokaku (from 16 December 1779) abdicates in favor of his son Emperor Ninko (crowned on 31 October) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_K%C5%8Dkaku
1861 : Birth of Rabindranath Tagore, Indian writer, Nobel Prize http://www.ceeby.com/people/rabindranathtagore.cfm
1942 : Beginning of the two-day Battle of the Coral Sea In Solomon Islands, in which only warplanes of Japanese and US aircraft-carriers enter in action http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/coralsea/
coralsea.htm
1946 : In Japan, Telecommunications Engineering (later Sony) is founded with about 20 employers
1951 : In Korea war, US General Mac Clark succeeds General Ridgway
1951 : Soviet Union asks the United States that only the countries which was on war with Japan, could participate to the peace treaty. Request non accepted by the USA
1954 : The last Chinese nationalist KMT remaining in Burma, leave the country
1954 : In Vietnam, the Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends after a 57-day resistance of French forces which are defeated, marking the end of French war http://www.dienbienphu.org/english/index.htm http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-dien-bien-phu.htm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=4981
1957 : Washington and Taipei conclude an agreement for the setting of nuclear missiles able to reach Main China
1963 : Catholic president of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem (whose elder brother is archbishop) forbids the display of Buddhist flags for the celebration on the birth of Buddha. Army fire on mob
1963 : US Marines land in Vietnam at Da-Nang
1911 : Birth of Ishiro Honda, Japanese film director, died on 28 February 1993 http://www.kaijuhq.org/directors.html http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393094/
1999 : In Belgrade, during the Kosovo War, 3 Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded in the bombing of the Chinese embassy hit by three US missiles http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9905/08/kosovo.01/ http://www.warfacts.org.yu/massacres/ambasadaphotos.html
2002 : Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines sign an agreement for fighting cross border terrorism
2002 : Greeting Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, US president George Bush promises US aid to fight Maoist guerilla
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ON 8 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 8, 2008
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1278 : Death of Emperor Duanzong, penultimate emperor of Southern Song dynasty (1276-1278), born in 1268 http://www.123exp-music.com/t/0033950265/
1641 : Death of Chinese geographer Xu Xiake, born in January 1585 http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_madeinchina/2005-09/02/
content_72439.htm
1895 : The Treaty of Shimonoseki imposed to China by Japan, signed on 17 April 1985 enters into force by the exchange of the instruments of ratification at Chefoo http://www.international.ucla.edu/eas/documents/1895shimonoseki-
treaty.htm
1929 : Birth of Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-born actress who died on 28 August 2007 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0880855/
1933 : Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast in protest of British oppression in India
1953 : French Vietnam War : General Navarre is appointed Commander-in-chief
1954 : In Geneva, beginning of the conference on Indochina (up to 21 July)
1963 : Huge Buddhist riots in Hue (South Vietnam), against the Catholic power
1964 : Beijing publishes all the letters exchanges between Soviet and Chinese communist parties and says it will no more participate at any world communist conference
1969 : The Liberation National Front delegué to Paris, suggest a « global solution » by the formation of a provisional coalition government in South Vietnam
1972 : Death of Japanese painter Ito Shinsui, born on 24 February 1898
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1972 : US President Richard Nixon announces his order to place mines in major North Vietnam ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation
1973 : Birth of Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese artist http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=17621
1978 : Birth of Jang Woo Hyuk, Korean artist http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/code-k/section-music/pid-
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1984 : Birth of Nadine Chandrawinata, 2006 Universe Pageant (Indonesia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadine_Chandrawinata http://www.nadinechandrawinata.com/
1985 : Birth of Mashio Miyazaki, Japanese actress http://eiga.wikia.com/wiki/Mashio_Miyazaki
1995 : Death of Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng from a severe asthma attack http://www.graman.net/teresa/teng.htm
2002 : In Karachi, a bomb attack on a bus belonging to the French navy company DCN causes the death of 14 people including 9 French.
2006 : In Manila, six leftist members of Parliament who took refuge their during 71 days, go out after justice cleared them of the charge of ploting againt the president
2006 : In Thailand, the Supreme Court cancels the April 2 general elections
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ON 9 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 9, 2008
1147 : Birth of Minamoto no Yorimoto, founder and first shogun of the Kamatura shogunate who died on 9 February 1199 http://www.samurai-archives.com/mny.html
1593 : A strong Chinese action, combined with strong efforts of Korean national hero Yi Sunshin (1545-1598) forces Japanese to leave Seoul http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9002286/Yi-Sun-shin
1866 : Birth of Gopal Krishna Gokhale, leader of Indian Independence Movement, who died on 19 February 1915 http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/gopal-krishna-gokhale.html http://www.liveindia.com/freedomfighters/29.html
1874 : The first horse-drawn omnibus makes its debut in the city of Mumbay, plying on two routes
1941 : Peace convention between France and Thailand
1945 : Laos surrenders to Japan and proclaims independence from France
1956 : First ascent of Manaslu mount (Nepal), the world eighth-highest mountain, by a Japanese team http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manaslu
1958 : Beijing cuts its commercial and cultural links with Japan
1963 : Death of Vyner Brooke, third and final White Rajah of Sarawak (Borneo) from 1917 to 1946, born on 30 September 1874 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Vyner_Brooke
1965 : The Chinese People’s Action Party (PAP) and four others political parties of the Federation of Malaysia ally in the Malaysian Solidarity Convention fighting the Malays preference in the country
1970 : 75,000 to 100,000 anti-Vietnam war protestors demonstrate in front of the White House
1972 : Birth of Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and artist http://www.tohokingdom.com/actors/megumi_odaka.htm
1973 : Birth of Chu Sang-mi, South Korean actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160876/ http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/2514/csm.html
1977 : Birth of Choi Jeong-yoon, South Korean actress http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Choi_Jeong-yoon.php
1986 : Death of sherpa Tenzing Norgay, the first man who, with Sir Edmund Hillary, has reached the summit of Mount Everest
1997 : A former POW, Douglas Peterson, is appointed ambassador to Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=4987
1999 : Big demonstrations in China, after the bombing of China embassy in Belgrade http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/9/newsid_2519000/
2519271.stm
2001 : Indonesian military warn President Abdurrahman Wahid not to dissolve the parliament in the purpose to escape impeachment procedure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdurrahman_Wahid
2003 : North Korea says it has a deterrent nuclear force as a self-defense from the US threat
2007 : Ex Malaysian prime minister says that his successor (that he has himself pick up) do not deserve to lead the country.
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ON 10 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on Mai 10, 2008
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1265 : Birth of Fushimi, 92nd emperor of Japan (1287-1298) who died on 8 October 1317 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Fushimi
1424 : Death of Go-Kameyama, 99th emperor of Japan (1383-1992), born in 1347 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Kameyama
1661 : Birth of Jahandar Sha 1, Mughal emperor of India (1712-1713), who died in February 1713 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahandar_Shah
1737 : Death of Nakamikado, 114th emperor of Japan (1709-1735), born on 14 January 1702 http://everything2.com/e2node/Nakamikado
1849 : Death of Japanese painter Hokusai Katsushika, born on 31st October 1760 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokusai http://www.artelino.com/articles/hokusai.asp
1857 : In India, the first war of independence begins in Meerut barracks by the revolt of Sepoys against their commanding officers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerut#History
1897 : Death of Andrès Bonifacio, the founder of the Katipunan secret organization and executed by Aguildano soldiers http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/bonifacio.html
1940 : Dutch-Indies governor Van Starkenborch proclaims end of state of siege
1948 : First legislative elections in South Korea. Syngman Rhee sets up a government
1951 : Death of Shastriji Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader, born January 1865 http://www.mahantswami.com/guru_sm.htm
1968 : Prelimary Vietnam peace talks begin in Paris between American and North Vietnamese
1969 : InVietnam, the National Liberation Front bombs more than 150 targets and launches many assaults around Saigon.
1977 : Birth of Denise Ho, Hong Kong singer http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Denise_Ho
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979 : Birth of Lee Hyori, South Korean singer http://www.ampedasia.com/babes/Hyori-Lee/ http://www.asiafinest.com/korean/hyori.htm
1985 : In India, during two days, around 30 bomb attacks in public transports of the capital and four neighboring cities by Sikh extremists
1988 : Death of Chinese writer Shen Congwen, born on 28 December1902 http://www.chinesecultureonline.org/literature.jsp?
catName=contemporary¢erName=shencongwen
1990 : The Chinese government releases 211 Tiananmen Square prisoners, but also declares that over 400 others are still being investigated while being held in custody http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2663
1993 : Birth of Mirai Shida, Japanese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirai_Shida http://youtube.com/watch?v=kXkZbuR4SwM&feature=related
1994 : Birth of Charice Pempengco, Filipina singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charice_Pempengco http://www.charicepempengco.com/
2004 : In Japan, Naoto Kan resigns as chairman of the Democratic Party of Japan http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3249613.stm
2004 : Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is elected with 39,5 % of the votes, against contre 36,6 % for her main rival, the actor Fernando Poe. http://www.nndb.com/people/278/000047137/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Poe%2C_Jr.
2006 : Death of Raizo Matsuno, Japanese politician, born on 12 February 1917 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raizo_Matsuno
2007 : In an interview with a foreign press agency, former Vietnam’s premier Vo Van Kiet urge the communist parrty leaders to talk with political dissidents http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6638347.stm
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ON 11 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 11, 2008
868 : First book is printed in China by Wang Jie
1304 : Death of Mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler, born on 5 November 1271 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_Ghazan
1571 : Birth of Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord, died on 1st April 1637 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/niwa-nagashige/
1610 : Death, in Beijing, of Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary, born on 6 October 1552 http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/jmac/sj/scientists/ricci.htm
1857 : During the Indian mutiny, Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British
1942 : Japanese troops conquer Kalewa (Burma)
1945 : US marines conquer Awatsha Draw in Okinawa (Japan)
1946 : In Malaya, the United Malays National Organization (UNMO) is founded http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMNO
1947 : Laos accepts constitution for parliamentary democracy
1948 : Birth of Nirj Deva, Sri Lankan-British politician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirj_Deva http://www.nirjdeva.com/aboutme.htm
1948 : Birth of Shigeru Izumiya, Japanese folk musician http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Izumiya_Shigeru
1949 : Siam officially changes its name to Thailand, a name in use since 1939 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand#Etymology
1962 : US sends troops to Thailand
1963 : Birth of Masotoshi Hamada, Japanese comedian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masatoshi_Hamada http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.51.htm
1969 : In Vietnam War, Operation Apache Snow, near the Laos border. American and South Vietnamese forces fight North Vietnamese troops for Ap Bia Mountain (Hill 937 or Hamburger Hill) http://www.historyinfilm.com/hamhill/real.htm
1991 : Death of Ho Dam, North Korean foreign minister (1970-1983) http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?
res=9D0CEEDA1238F937A25756C0A967958260
1998 : Indian conducts three underground nuclear tests in Pokhran, including a thermonuclear device http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/11/
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2000 : India officially reaches 1 billion inhabitants
2007 : For the first time since India’s independence, a Dalit party wins the election in one of the Union states, Uttar Pradesh, the most important in the country
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Re:On this day In Asian history by Jacques de Goldfiem 4 Months, 4 Weeks ago
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ON 12 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 12, 2008
1401 : Birth of Shoko, 101st emperor of Japan (1412-1428) who died on 30 August 1428 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Shoko
1888 : In Borneo island, the sultanate of Brunei, and North Borneo (Sabah) become British protectorates but North Borneo administration remains entirely in the hands of the British North Borneo Company
1895 : Birth of Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian spiritual philosopher http://www.jiddu-krishnamurti.net/
1907 : Birth of Leslie Charteris, Singapore-born author, who died on 15 April 1993 http://www.saint.org/lcbio.htm
1946 : In India, failure of the Conference of Simla between Hindus and Muslims
1952 : Gaj Singh, born on 13 January 1948, is crowned Maharaja of Jodhpur http://www.maharajajodhpur.com/
1964 : Visit to Saigon of US Secretary for Defense Robert McNamara. USA will deliver 75 Skyraider bombers to South Vietnam
1966 : Beijing accuses the USA to have shot down a Chinese plane over Yunnan province
1969 : Moscow announces that skirmishes happened at the beginning of the month on Xinjiang and Soviet Kazakhstan border
1975 : The Cambodian navy seizes the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez in international waters http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2665
1978 : Birth of Aya Ishiguro, Japanese singer http://bestuff.com/stuff/aya-ishiguro
1981 : Birth of Kentaro Sato, Japanese composer http://www.wisemanproject.com/
1991 : In Nepal, first multi-party elections since 1959 when political parties where banned
1994 : Death of Helen Lee Mai, Hong Kong actress at 63
2003 : Death of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees http://www.pugwash.org/publication/obits/obit-khan.htm
2007 : Taiwanese Premier Sun Tseng-chan resigns after he lost the PDP investiture for the presidential elections against former Premier Frank Hsieh.
2007 : Death of Mullah Dadullah Akhund, Taliban military leader http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullah_Dadullah_Akhund
2007 : Nobel Prize Ramos-Horta wins the first East Timor presidential election since independence with 73 % of votes, while 90% went to vote
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